The Damage Done by Frozen Pipes
posted on 18 March 2011 | posted in
Home and Garden
Frozen pipes will lead to leaking pipes if not dealt properly. When your pipe leak and makes the inside of the house wet it will cause a very costly damage. The plumber has to replace a damage pipeline. If the damage pipe is inside the walls the plumber has to break into the wall order to take the pipe out if it is in the lawn he has to dig into you beautiful garden. Very annoying isn't it? Pipes freeze for many reasons which include the very cold weather during winter season.
Here are some tips to avoid frozen pipes. During night in a very cold weather, leave the faucets just a little open this is to allow water inside the pipeline moving. A still water is easily to frost that a moving water. When leaving the house or during the night when nobody will use the water faucet close your main pipe line and drain all the water in your pipe line in this way there is not water to freeze. Open the kitchen cabinet doors under sinks to allow the warm air inside the house to circulate to the pipes under the sink. Before winter season comes, call your local plumber and have your piping system insulated.
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